New car registrations in county Westmeath for July have experienced a decrease 7.21 percent on the same period last year. There were 1,622 new registrations compared to 1,748 in July 2017. This is according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) who issued the official 182 new vehicle registration figures for the month along with their second quarterly motor industry review of 2018.

Having staged a dramatic late recovery mission in the Leinster SHC Round Robin series, Westmeath will be hoping to stage a quarter-final surprise when Offaly visit TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, on Saturday evening.

House prices in Westmeath for the final three months of 2016 were 11 per cent higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of 13 per cent seen a year ago. The average house price is now €162,000, 37 per cent above its lowest point.